2005 Ards Borough Council election


Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Districts results

Ards East

2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

2005: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP and Alliance

Ards West

2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2001-2005 Change: No change

Newtownards

2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent

Peninsula

2001: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

2001-2005 Change: No change